I'll be the first to admit I have never been a fan of antiques, or vintage anything, so when my mom had a vision for styling vintage furniture I did not willingly jump on board. In fact, I'm pretty sure she will tell you that I fought her kicking and screaming, but now I am so glad that she didn't back down.

I am over the moon in LOVE with every vintage and antique piece she has found from vintage dressers and bar carts to antique parlor chairs.

They have easily become my go-to pieces when styling and add an instant touch of character to any event! Vintage dressers and hutches make for the perfect bar, while creating a lounge area with antique chairs makes the most quaint sitting area for talking or relaxing in between dance moves!

My favorite part about styling antique furniture is it brings an instant touch of classic glam but still goes with any theme from rustic, and boho to eclectic.

I am overly obsessed with this trend. From a bourbon bar, to a sweets bar, or even a nacho bar, you cannot go wrong with giving your guests lots of options!

3. CASUAL FOOD

BBQ, burgers, or even food trucks! Yummy casual food you and your guests can actually pronounce and will enjoy!

4. LIGHT METALLICS

Metallics are the are ultimate neutral. They give any wedding color that extra pop! Think gold and blush or silver and navy.

5. PERSONALIZED WEDDINGS

Personalizing your wedding is probably my favorite trend; it makes your special day more meaningful! There are so many ways you can personalize a wedding from custom signs, hashtags, to monograms and personalize koozies. Personalizing your wedding also allows your guests to feel closer to you on your special day.

I know I said that I was going to give you my top 5 trends, but I'm going to give you an up coming bonus trend!

6. *Bonus Trend* INCLUDING YOUR PETS

A huge upcoming trend that I am absolutely in love with is including your pets in your special day. You can have them be a part of the ceremony (puppy ring bearer or flower girl) or just include them in your engagement pictures. After all pets are a part of your family; they should be included!

Hey Ya'll! I'm going to confess to you, styling is my absolute favorite part of weddings and photo shoots! My mom is amazingly creative, she creates all these amazing pieces, and I on the other hand am not in the least creative ( I handle the marketing and the social aspects of the business) besides when it comes to styling.

I love how with the right pieces you can turn an ordinary piece of furniture into a focal point that the guests will be drooling over.

My favorite part about styling is working with each bride to convey her individual style. I can have a rustic wedding one weekend and a boho wedding the next weekend, and even though I am using the same furniture I can style it to fit each brides theme or personality.

Having an outlet for my creativity is a dream come true. I love being able to see a vision come to life and make the brides special day perfect!

Yesterday we FINALLY made it to Waldo's Secret Garden
, a wedding venue in Vero Beach, Florida. We love Charlotte and her mom Hildy who own Waldo's Secret Garden and we've been dying to get together, so when the opportunity to do a styled shoot there came up we jumped on it! As a major bonus it was a Boho styled shoot with
Sassy a la Mode !

We were so impressed with the cozy welcoming atmosphere as soon as we arrived at the venue. The property has been in the family for generations, and we could certainly feel the love that was put into creating the "secret garden". What's even more amazing is that they only opened as a wedding venue four short years ago and are booked solid! If you are planning a wedding in the future I highly recommend reserving your date now.

It doesn't matter if your theme is rustic, boho, vintage, garden, or traditional, Waldo's Secret Garden is the perfect place to say " I DO".

Here's a little sneak peak of our styled shoot in the garden!

How could you not be in love with the setting they've created for the "secret garden". To top it off Charlotte and Hildy are the sweetest people in the world, I love their gypsy souls and can't wait to work with them in the future or just sneak off to their little piece of paradise! Besides who doesn't love a mother-daughter wedding duo!

A bridal shower is special day to celebrate a bride before she becomes a wife. My bridal shower is by far one of my favorite memories. I was so blessed to have my best friends fly in from California, Alabama, Georgia and Pennsylvania to celebrate with me. I also was able to have both my grandmothers and Cameron's grandma there which made the day even more special.

My mom and best friends did such an amazing job throwing my bridal shower! Hello what southern girl doesn't love mimosas and monograms?! (p.s. There might have been moonshine after the grandmas left)

My mom made all the sign, including some monogram "M" signs for my new last name!

I couldn't have asked for a better day surrounded by all the most important women in my life. I hope that every bride gets to take a day away from her hectic life and busy wedding planning to celebrate with the women she loves most (and mimosas!)